Horticulture

Wicker basket filled with live grass, flowers, and dyed eggs

Dye Spring Colorful with Plant-Based Egg Dyes

Food science is so fun! Like overmixing batter to see "tunnels" develop because of gluten. Or turning cream into butter or ice cream. And especially dyeing with food and plant pigments. Pigments are the compounds that make up the colors in food and plants. Egg dyeing with food and plants is...
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Green herbs growing out of plastic tub in home hydroponic system

Homegrown: DIY Hydroponics for All Gardeners

Hydroponics continues to be a popular topic in the horticulture industry, but usually it is on a very large greenhouse scale.   Why is it so popular? Well, it's because your plants can grow 30% to 40% faster. And it is just pretty darn cool. Did you know that you can build a...
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